English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Shelf Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Luppitt

Historical Forms

  • Shelffe 1558 Recov
  • Shelf 1617 Recov

Etymology

is Shelffe 1558Recov , Shelf 1617Recov . v. scylf . The farm is on a steep slope .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement